sharing $20.000 each

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, yesterday denied the allegation by the former Chairman of Appropriation Committee, Abdulmumin Jibrin, that he (Dogara) gave out $20,000 each to members of the appropriation committee where they accused Jibrin of single-handedly doctoring the 2016 budget.

Speaker who spoke through his Deputy Chief of Staff, CID Maduabum, said he did not at any time meet or hand over any money of any sort to any member of the appropriation committee.